If Ayn Rand and the Free Market Fetishists Were Right, We'd be Living in a Golden Age — Does This Look Like a Golden Age to You?
If the “free-market” theories of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman were correct, the United States of the last three decades should have experienced a golden age in which the lavish rewards flowing to the titans of industry would have transformed the society into a vibrant force for beneficial progress.
After all, it has been faith in “free-market economics” as a kind of secular religion that has driven U.S. government policies – from the emergence of Ronald Reagan through the neo-liberalism of Bill Clinton into the brave new world of House Republican budget chairman Paul Ryan.
By slashing income tax rates to historically low levels – and...
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Republicans may be yelling "Class Warfare" at Obama, but what Obama has apparently been up to is actual "War Warfare". At this point if I were a Congressman I'd be afraid to go against anything Obama says for fear he may bring the smack down on my ass too. How many has that been now on Obama's watch? The list is quite extensive.
Of course last May, there was finishing up Bush's failed attempt at offing Osama bin Laden thanks to that critical information Cheney obtained through the use of waterboarding seven years prior, for which everyone apparently sat around waiting until Obama was president to go get him, which makes perfect logical sense, and is no wonder that is a standard conservative talking point supporting water boarding. Obama totally owes...
Now that we've completely refuted the myth of Voter Fraud, let's now take a look at the many unconstitutional ways the Republicans are commiting Election Fraud, hoping to disenfranchise up to 5 million voters this next election season, with an unprecidented 19 new anti-voting laws that are being rammed through state legislatures across the country. 5 million is indeed a big number, and if the only play the Republicans have right now is to lie, cheat and steel, then why not go big. 5 million is also more than half the number by which Barak Obama was elected President of the United States by the largest margin of victory for any non-incumbant who has ran for the office. Now if the Republicans and their media lackies can just smear and obstruction everything Obama is trying to do to help...
Besides finaly getting Osama Bin Laden, after Bush spent two terms dropping the ball after Clinton basically handed him on platter, now it turns out Obama's strategic approach to the Lybian conflict — allowing France and NATO to take the lead to minimize the chance that America was seen as leading another disaster Iraq-style war of aggression — seems to have been the right one. Regardless of the leaglity, this officially ends the "Obama is too weak to lead" talking point from the right. Shhhhh, but don't tell the Murdoch owned Wall Street Journal!
Today's WSJ editorial page takes a break from excusing the criminality of the executives in charge of its parent company to deliver an official house reaction to the developments in Tripoli that starts off cautious...
The hilarious thing about the Republicans is they actually think people take them serious. On Thursday Barak Obama finally went on the offensive and attacked the Republicans for refusing to get rid of tax breaks for oil companies, hedge fund managers, and corporate jet owners saying "[Republicans] are willing to compromise their kids' safety so that some corporate jet owner continues to get a tax break." And they are! No, they really are. Because Eric Cantor's office released a statement following Obama's press announcement that said, quote, "this argument is not about this loophole or that loophole, it‘s about raising taxes in a lagging economy when we should be focused on growth and getting people back to work. Also, I‘d point out for your guidance,” the...
Everyone knows hypocrisy runs deep and wide in the Republican party, yet not only are the Republicans calling for Anthony Weiner's resignation, but they also want anyone who Weiner helped raise campaign funds for, to give that money back. Seriously. I know. I'll give you a little bit of time to stop laughing……..
Okay, where to begin. Let's start with that last part. The part about anyone who Anthony Weiner helped raise campaign funds for, needs to give it back. Well, let's completely ignore John Ensign while we make this decree shall we. You know, the guy who was in charge on the entire GOP Senatorial re-election committee who basically oversaw all the campaign fund raising for all of the Republican senator elections in 2010? Also the guy who extorted sexual...
It was impossible to hear Obama declare that "justice has been done" without thinking about how long it went undone.
1. As the months and years went by after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — and Bush’s initial bluster about capturing the al Qaeda leader “dead or alive” became a source of embarrassment — Bush began to insist that bin Laden himself wasn’t so very important. In May 2002, nearly exactly 9 years ago, Bush said "I truly am not that concerned about him. I don't know where he is." Right after taking office President Obama directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the highest priority of our war on terror against al Qaeda.
2. Bush's distraction and diversion from his incompetence...
I mean, the first official act the new House did after being sworn in was reading aloud the Constitution on the House floor! Why, they must really take the principles and processes in the Constitution to heart. Such as separation of powers, and how a bill needs to be passed by both the House and the Senate and then signed by the President before becoming law.
Or, you know, not so much. Witness the witless Eric Cantor who declared at a press conference that the House is going to vote on a budget bill that, if the Senate doesn’t act on, will beome law. I forget, was Cantor at the ceremonial reading of the Constituion, or did he just tune out and spend that time Tweeting away on his Blackberry or something? Because having a bill become law when solely passed by the House is pretty...
And I can prove it.
There is the total debt for this country which is $12.1 trillion and there’s this year’s budget from Obama which came to $3.8 trillion, with a deficit of $1.4 trillion. That means unless we “cut” $1.4 trillion out of the budget or find $1.4 trillion more in revenue, that $1.4 trillion gets added to the debt. But there’s a problem, the budget is made up of 5 main categories: defense, social security, medicaid/medicare, health care reform, and the rest gets clumped into the “national discretionary spending.” Those are the five biggest pieces of the pie.
Of course the first things the Republicans will lash out against, displaying their ignorance in full view, is Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid which makes a huge portion of...
Jared Lee Loughner opened-fired at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office as Giffords conducted a meeting with constituents on Saturday January 8th. During the shooting, six people were killed, including a district court judge. In addition to those killed, there were 12 injured. Giffords was shot in the head and critically injured, still currently in the ICU.
How did this happen? Jared Loughner was deemed not fit to enlist in the army, nor to continue his studies at a community college, however the state of Arizona deemed Jared Lougner fit enough to purchase an assault weapon, along with ammunition for it that would have not have been legal had the assault weapons ban not expired during the Bush administration. An Arizonan can legally conceal and carry a weapon without a permit. A gun owner...
US Rep Giffords shot in head; Judge Roll, 9 year old girl & 4 others dead in Arizona rampage
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents. The assassination attempt left Giffords in critical condition — the bullet went straight through her brain — but the hospital said her outlook was "optimistic" and that she was responding to commands from doctors.
Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said three Giffords staffers were shot in the attack. Gabe Zimmerman, a former social worker who served as Giffords' director of community outreach, died. The other two staffers are expected to survive.
A 9-year-old girl who was there to "meet her Representative"...
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